Netanyahu demands more billions from US after Iran Deal, insults US Envoy, Steals more Land
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - At the Davos World Economic Forum, Israeli…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - At the Davos World Economic Forum, Israeli…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Perhaps it is inevitable but it is…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The term "political correctness" has a long…
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The Surprising Reason we Keep Falling for ISIL/ Daesh Propaganda
Haroro J. Ingram | (The Conversation) | - - The rise of [the so-called] Islamic State [group] (IS) has reaffirmed what al-Qaeda and the Taliban proved last decade: strategic communications, particularly counter-propaganda…5 Years after Tahrir Square, Egyptian Government in Crackdown on Dissent ahead of Jan. 25 Anniversary
Global Voices Advocacy's Netizen Report | (Globalvoices.org) | - - Activists online and on the ground in Egypt have faced heightened scrutiny and legal threats from government authorities since early January, as…The Collapsed Iraqi Army: How to Succeed at Failing, Pentagon-Style
By Nick Turse | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - There’s good news coming out of Iraq... again. The efforts of a 65-nation coalition and punishing U.S. airstrikes have helped local ground forces…Netanyahu demands more billions from US after Iran Deal, insults US Envoy, Steals more Land
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - At the Davos World Economic Forum, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu insisted that the deal between the UN Security Council and Iran limiting…UNESCO: “Deepest Concerns” for Mideast Christianity after Daesh/ISIL Razes oldest Iraqi Monastery
UNESCO | (Media Services) | - - “I express my deepest concerns after the destruction of the Monastery of St Elijah. It was the oldest Christian monastery in Iraq and an invaluable…Who’s Against the Successful Iran Deal? War Profiteers and Chauvinist Rabble Rousers
By John Feffer | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - The Middle East is hardly a cheery place these days. But there's one silver lining: The Iran deal is paying off…Arabs Caught between Trump and ISIL: Casino Capitalism driving backward Identity Politics Worldwide
Maged Mandour | ( OpenDemocracy) | - - Backwards looking politics is a malaise affecting both the west and east. It breeds violence as global elites clamber to maintain their grip on…US Response to Saudi Wars & Human Rights Violations? $49 Bn. in new Arms Sales
By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - The West continues its strong political and military support to one of its longstanding allies in the Middle…Human Rights Watch: Businesses must cut off Israeli squatter settlements
Human Rights Watch | - - (Jerusalem) – Businesses should stop operating in, financing, servicing, or trading with Israeli settlements in order to comply with their human rights responsibilities, Human Rights Watch…Israeli PM Netanyahu Still trying to derail Iran Nuclear Deal
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - BBC Monitoring reports that over the weekend, even as the great Powers were certifying that Iran was in compliance with the UNSC deal…Israeli Squatters scrawl hate graffiti on Jerusalem Church
Ma'an News Agency | - - JERUSALEM (Ma’an) -- Suspected Israeli extremist wrote threatening hate speech on the doors of an ancient church in the Old City of Jerusalem >overnight Saturday, Wadie…Jubilation in Iran on “Implementation Day” ending Sanctions
By Mahsa Alimardani | ( Globalvoices.org) | - - Share this: The Sunday January 17 cover for Iranian reformist newspaper Ghanoon states: “Hello to a Iran without sanctions: We are…Daesh/ ISIL carries off 400 Women & Children from Deir al-Zor to a fate worse than Death
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) on Sunday attacked an isolated outpost of the Syrian Arab Army in a few neighborhoods in the north of the…Can Twitter be Sued for ‘Facilitating’ ISIL Terrorism?
By Bruce Baer Arnold | (The Conversation) | - - If ISIS and its supporters use Twitter to facilitate terrorist action or merely spread propaganda, is the social network liable? A lawsuit…Iraq: Ethnic Fighting endangers Civilians; now it’s Kurds and Shiites
Human Rights Watch | - - (Beirut) – Kurdish and Shia Turkmen armed groups have repeatedly harmed and endangered civilians in clashes in Iraq’s Tuz Khurmatu district, in Salah al-Din province, since…Israeli plan for minorities slammed as bid to ‘divide and conquer’
By: Chloe Benoist | (Ma'an News Agency) | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A plan approved by Israel's cabinet last week to provide half a billion dollars worth of assistance to Israel's…Triumph of Diplomacy: Iran, on cusp of Sanctions relief, releases 5 Iranian-American Detainees
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Iranian news agencies announced Saturday that the government had released four dual nationals (Iranian-Americans with both passports). A fifth release was later reported.…Palestinian Kids Dodge Settler Attacks Daily
AJ+ | - - "These Palestinian kids need an army escort to get to school." AJ+: "Palestinian Kids Dodge Settler Attacks"Five years on, Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution continues from the ground up
By Adnan Saif | (The Conversation) | - - Tunisians are marking five years since the culmination of their “Jasmine Revolution”. Since its longtime authoritarian leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was…Swedish FM: Israel Extrajudicial killings; Netanyahu: OK to Kill Assailants
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday waded into a growing row over a call by Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom for an…